[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 12, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 47433-47434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22832]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01-2058; MM Docket No. 01-209, RM-10224; MM Docket No. 01-210, RM-
10225; MM Docket No. 01-211, RM-10221; MM Docket No. 01-212, RM-10222; 
MM Docket No. 01-213, RM-10226; MM Docket No. 01-214, RM-10227; MM 
Docket No. 01-215, RM-10228; MM Docket No. 01-216, RM-10223]


Radio Broadcasting Services: Broken Bow, OK; Crowell, TX; Holly 
Springs, MS; Kiowa, OK; McBain, MI; Menard, TX; Sparkman, AR; and 
Valliant, OK.

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: This document proposes new allotments to Broken Bow, OK; 
Crowell, TX; Holly Springs, MS; Kiowa, OK; McBain, MI; Menard, TX; 
Sparkman, AR; and Valliant, OK. The Commission requests comments on a 
petition filed by Maurice Salsa, proposing the allotment of Channel 
285A at Broken Bow, Oklahoma, as the community's second local aural 
transmission service. Channel 285A can be allotted to Broken Bow in 
compliance with the Commission's minimum distance separation 
requirements with a site restriction of 5.9 kilometers (3.7 miles) 
northwest of Broken Bow. The coordinates for Channel 285A at Broken Bow 
are 34-04-41 North Latitude and 94-45-53 West Longitude. See 
Supplementary Information.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or before October 22, 2001, and reply 
comments on or before November 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554. In 
addition to filing comments with the FCC, interested parties should 
serve the petitioners, as follows: Maurice Salsa, 5615 Evergreen Valley 
Drive, Kingwood, Texas 77345 (Petitioner for Broken Bow, Oklahoma; 
Kiowa, Oklahoma; and Valliant, Oklahoma); Katherine Pyeatt, 6655 
Aintree Circle, Dallas, Texas 75214 (Petitioner for Crowell, Texas; and 
Menard, Texas); Holly Springs Radio, P.O. Box 165, Winona, Mississippi

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(Petitioner for Holly Springs, Mississippi); Arthur Belendiuk, 
Smithwick & Belendiuk, P.C.; 5028 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 301; 
Washington, D.C. 20016 (Counsel for petitioner for McBain, Michigan); 
and Big Country Radio, Inc., P.O. Box 11196, College Station, Texas 
77842 (Petitioner for Sparkman, Arkansas).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Barthen Gorman, Mass Media Bureau, 
(202) 418-2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's 
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No. 01-209; MM Docket No. 01-
210; MM Docket No. 01-211; MM Docket No. 01-212; MM Docket No. 01-213; 
MM Docket No. 01-214; MM Docket No. 01-215; and MM Docket No. 01-216, 
adopted August 22, 2001, and released August 31, 2001. The full text of 
this Commission decision is available for inspection and copying during 
normal business hours in the FCC Reference Information Center (Room CY-
A257), 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. The complete text of this 
decision may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, 
International Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857-3800, 1231 20th 
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.
    The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Katherine 
Pyeatt proposing the allotment of Channel 293C3 at Crowell, Texas, as 
the community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 293C3 
can be allotted to Crowell in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 9.7 
kilometers (6.0 miles) west of Crowell. The coordinates for Channel 
293C3 at Crowell are 34-00-00 North Latitude and 99-49-40 West 
Longitude.
    The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Holly 
Springs Radio proposing the allotment of Channel 243A at Holly Springs, 
Mississippi, as that community's fourth local aural FM transmission 
service. Channel 243A can be allotted to Holly Springs in compliance 
with the Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a 
site restriction of 12.6 kilometers (7.9 miles) southwest of Holly 
Springs. The coordinates for Channel 243A at Holly Springs are 34-41-32 
North Latitude and 89-32-33 West Longitude.
    The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Maurice 
Salsa proposing the allotment of Channel 254A at Kiowa, Oklahoma, as 
that community's first local aural transmission service. Channel 254A 
can be allotted to Kiowa in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 7.1 
kilometers (4.4 miles) west of Kiowa. The coordinates for Channel 254A 
at Kiowa are 34-42-23 North Latitude and 95-58-48 West Longitude.
    The Commission requests comments on a petition filed on behalf of 
McBain Broadcasting Company proposing the allotment of Channel 300A at 
McBain, Michigan, as that community's first local aural transmission 
service. Chanel 300A can be allotted to McBain in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements with a site 
restriction 9.1 kilometers (5.6 miles) east of McBain. The coordidnates 
for Channel 300A at McBain are 44-12-09 North Latitude and 85-06-02 
West Longitude. Since McBain is located within 320 kilometers of the 
U.S.-Canada border, concurrence of the Canadian Government will be 
requested for this allotment.
    The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Katherine 
Pyeatt proposing the allotment of Channel 242A at Menard, Texas, as 
that community's second local FM transmission service. Channel 242A can 
be allotted to Menard in compliance with the Commission's minimum 
distance separation requirements with a site restriction of 11.8 
kilometers (7.3 miles) northwest of Menard, Texas. The coordinates for 
Channel 242A at Menard are 30-59-47 North Latitude and 99-52-06 West 
Longitude. Since Menard is located within 320 kilometers of the U.S.-
Mexico border, concurrence of the Mexican government will be requested 
for this allotment.
    The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Big Country 
Radio, Inc. proposing the allotment of Channel 259A at Sparkman, 
Arkansas, as that community's first local aural transmission service. 
Channel 259A can be allotted to Sparkman in compliance with the 
Commission's minimum distance separation requirements at the city's 
reference coordinates. The coordinates for Channel 259A at Sparkman are 
33-55-00 North Latitude and 92-50-53 West Longitude.
    The Commission requests comments on a petition filed by Maurice 
Salsa proposing the allotment of Channel 234C3 at Valliant, Oklahoma, 
as that community's first local aural transmission service. Chanel 
234C3 can be allotted to Valliant in compliance with the Commission's 
minimum distance separation requirements at the city's reference 
coordinates. The coordinates for Channel 234C3 at Valliant are 34-00-06 
North Latitude and 95-05-42 West Longitude.
    Provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply 
to this proceeding.
    Members of the public should note that from the time a Notice of 
Proposed Rule Making is issued until the matter is no longer subject to 
Commission consideration or court review, all ex parte contacts are 
prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve 
channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules governing 
permissible ex parte contacts.
    For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments, 
see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

    Radio broadcasting.
    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR Part 73 as follows:

PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

    1. The authority citation for Part 73 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, and 336.


Sec. 73.202  [Amended]

    1. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Arkansas, is 
amended by adding Sparkman, Channel 259A.
    2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Michigan, is 
amended by adding McBain, Channel 300A.
    3. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Mississippi, 
is amended by adding Channel 243A at Holly Springs.
    4. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM Allotments under Oklahoma, is 
amended by adding Channel 285A at Broken Bow; Kiowa, Channel 254A; and 
Valliant, Channel 234C3.
    5. Section 73.202(b) of the Table of FM Allotments under Texas, is 
amended by adding Crowell, Channel 293C3, and Channel 242A at Menard.

Federal Communications Commission.
John A. Karousos,
Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules Division, Mass Media 
Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-22832 Filed 9-11-01; 8:45 am]
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